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0222/08

Cosmetics - Soap in the form of a bar of chocolate

Nesti dante

OtherChoking
Country of origin
Italy
Notifying country
Spain
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The product poses a risk of choking because due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in their mouths and swallow them, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract. The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on the prevention of risk resulting from the use of certain products designed to resemble foodstuffs.

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
This 200 g bar of soap looks like a bar of chocolate. The product has paper wrapping bearing the following wording: “Chocolate with Cocoa Beans. Sapone Soap - shea butter enriched.” The ingredients, weight, use-by date and bar code are also indicated.
Category
Food-imitating products
Brand
Nesti dante
Model / type
LOT 1516, Bar code: 837524000359.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0222/08 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2008-7
Published
21 February 2008

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13280

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